The Lockport Drive-In opened July 28, 1946. Over the years the drive-in changed owners several times. At one point the drive-in was showing porn movies, until the residents who lived on the hill behind the drive-in complained to the town. In the end, the drive-in was neglected and addmission was $5.00 per carload for second run movies. It was closed in 1987. All that is left standing is the snack bar.

This was a one screen drive-in. I used to see it on the way to my grandmothers in the “Little Italy” section of Lockport NY. There was room for about 250 cars there according to a website. The original owner was Anthony Ragusa. I remember it was torn down in 1988 The Google map doesn’t show it but there is a couple old buildings still on site like the projection and snack bar buildings but you wouldn’t know by looking if you didn’t know it once stood there.There is a lot of garbage on site.

The Theatre Catalog lists from 1948-50 showed Exec: Walter Dion and Son, capacity 250. The 1952 edition changed it to George F. Tater.

According to the 1952 grand opening article for the Transit Drive-In in Lockport, the same group owned the Lockport Drive-In at that point. They were Anthony Ragusa, George Tater, Louis Battaglia, and John Battaglia.

The 1952-53 Motion Picture Almanac listed it with a capacity of 200 (the only time I ever saw a number other than 250), owned by Ragusa, Tater, Battaglia, so that matches. The 1953-54 edition changed it to T. Falk.

The 1955-66 International MPAs listed the owner as Tater and Falk. The 1978-82 IMPAs had it owned by Midway. Atco Canton slipped in as the owner in the 1984 IMPA. By the end, the 1986-88 IMPA listed the owner as M. Potter.